Data Center Infrastructure Architect

Advanced Micro Devices; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) seeks a senior systems architect to lead AI GPU cluster architectures for data center solutions. You will translate customer requirements into complete BoD documents and end-to-end designs spanning compute, networking, storage, and cooling.

You will partner with customers, OEMs/ODMs, and internal teams, conducting architecture reviews and risk assessments while guiding tradeoffs and best practices for reliability and scalability in hybrid, customer-facing engagements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering or CS field required.
• Experience in designing AI GPU clusters or HPC data centers.
• Strong communication to translate technical tradeoffs.

Responsibilities

• Lead engagements to define AI GPU cluster architecture and BoD documents.
• Architect end-to-end data center solutions including compute, networking, storage, and cooling.
• Translate workload requirements into scalable, reliable infra designs.
• Partner with customers, OEMs/ODMs, and internal teams to align decisions.
• Perform architecture reviews, gap analyses, and risk assessments.
• Provide guidance on power, cooling, topology, and scalability.

Skills

GPU cluster design

Data center architecture

Customer-facing

Systems thinking

Documentation quality

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science

Tools

Basis of Design (BoD)

Architecture diagrams

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believe technology can change lives for the better. It can heal us, entertain us, and make us more connected, productive, and understanding of the world around us. And we’re looking for talent who feel the same: people who want to leave the planet better than they found it, those who don’t shy away from humanity’s challenges but are determined to help solve them.

AMD is powering the next generation of supercomputing, high-performance computing, cloud, and AI. Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or creating go-to-market plans, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward.

THE ROLE:

This role blends deep GPU cluster architecture expertise with customer‑facing technical leadership. It requires a systems‑level thinker who can translate customer requirements into complete, buildable data center designs—spanning compute, networking, storage, power, cooling, and physical layout.

THE PERSON:

You are comfortable operating as a trusted technical advisor to customers, owning the end‑to‑end technical narrative from early solutioning through Basis of Design development, while aligning AMD internal teams, partners, and OEMs around a coherent architecture.

Success in this role requires strong judgment, cross‑domain fluency, and the ability to turn complex constraints into clear, defensible designs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead customer engagements to define AI GPU cluster architecture and develop complete Basis of Design (BoD) documents.
• Architect end‑to‑end data center solutions including GPU platforms, high‑speed networking, storage, power distribution, cooling, and floor layout.
• Translate AI workload requirements (training, inference, mixed workloads) into scalable, reliable infrastructure designs optimized for AMD platforms.
• Partner with customers, OEMs/ODMs, and AMD internal teams to align on technical decisions and tradeoffs.
• Perform architecture reviews, gap analysis, and risk assessments to ensure designs are deployable and operationally sound.
• Provide guidance on best practices for power redundancy, cooling strategies, network topology, and cluster scalability.
• Support pre‑sales, solution reviews, and executive‑level technical discussions as needed.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience designing large‑scale GPU or HPC clusters for AI workloads.
• Understanding of data center architecture including:
  • High-speed Ethernet networking
  • Distributed and parallel storage systems
  • Power distribution, redundancy, and capacity planning
  • Air and liquid cooling solutions
  • Physical layout and rack‑level design
• Experience producing or reviewing Basis of Design, reference architectures, or similar engineering documentation.
• Customer‑facing technical experience with the ability to clearly communicate complex tradeoffs.
• Strong systems mindset with the ability to connect compute, network, storage, and facilities constraints.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High ownership, attention to detail, and ability to operate independently across ambiguous problem spaces.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field required

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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